Construction toy



Oct. 7, 1930. I A, c, ILBERT 1,777,667

CONSTRUCT'I ON TOY Original Filed June 7, 1927 gwuentoz QjAm GW Patented "Oct; 7, 1930 ALFREbc JGILIBERT, or HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT, lASSIGNOR TO HE AQCNFGILIBERT NEW HA EN, coNNEcTIcUh COBlOR A T IQN QEM RYLA D 1 conmwmliiioy .briginal applicatioxi u nj :7,

This invention: relates to ccnstr ictiori toys,

t and; more particularly"tcficertain structural unitsfcr elements, such as strips, m'aststeps,

perforated disks, biished disks fand. fian ged rings, each having perforat ons d sposed therein to receive securing means whereby these parts; they be detechably assembled togcther and, tc other toy lcltmstructio e1ements in VariOusrelatiohs'to'fqrm a ariety of structural t oymodels. The particular toy; eleineiits "to which this inventicnirelates, are adapted for use in forming various toy models, as is more particularlydescribed and illustratedin a copending application, Serial No. 197,141,

ceptible f a variety of uses whereby the toor jcurnaled upon a shaft. t

't A further Ob e t of this in vei'iticfi is to prcyidega-nimproved and novel form cf sup-H porting membenlwhich is adaptedfto supportfithe, ncvel form of bushed disk and the diskslike member of this inventicng-or other toy .elel nents, and: which may also beadapted tcbemounted :upon other elements of structicn toy in variousipositions? To these and otherends, the ini entioli cb'nsists in the noveljfeatures ahd cmbina-jf wa i it ubstanti lly at. right angle's'tb ticns ofpa ts to behereinhfter described and claimed l ticn toy,

l filed Juhe 7, 1927, of b which this z pplica tionis a divisicn j Thefprincipql object ojfithis inventlon 1s tolprovide construction toy elements, sus-" r h r Y My Wheel 17.: The-pulley number of different partsfof a toy of this type willbenrztintained 'a-tfaminimum. t Ahother Object cf this'inyentio is to proride a diskdike i emb'er havirigj in itsstfiic tufre afplurelity cf toyistruct iral elements 'e l'fi'h of which is; adapted I for use yairioiis relations with oneior more *of, the others, to forni various [to'y structures or unitstherecf;

Still ancther cbject c f this invention isjto l provide in a; jconstructioh" toy an improved form of-biished disk, ada ted for use with, s and as aflpart of the disk-like memher or other toy, whereby the same may be securedw :cofnk i i i rlng port;

1927 s n-4i N 1 97,1211. psim him this i iie ti oii fi ledi December 22,f192 s, Serial 151:0, 3218673 a v 1 i of the construction t oy, shown in Fig. 1

Fi -I3 is 1 like nieinbershowniiiFig;2, L l t Fig. 4 is a perspective iew. of an element ofjfthe construction'tcy; and i; i I

imOtherQeIement of LFigLS is side view of the cciistruction toy.

Thetoy illustrated in Fig; 1 comprises at 10, having a disk-like member 11, 1 mtatahlymcu ted thlBOIl,-Whi(3h in turn sup swiiigifngboom 131.

ports a in ast l2 and a Ottomlplan view ofthe -d isk i The diskdike member, 11 provided Withfhi elt gitoeve' 15.

peripheral flange 14; in which is provided ,afl

h Thedisk-lilrje mlll b efill isr rotatahly-meuntedupon thebese 10,;ind'inayi a; "belt 16, disposed] gr wsm pu wh el 7 m y be? i i rotated by any suitable means flforf instance,

be rotated by meansof in the grocvel and in the by a crank '18. 1

' h The, i keim m ifl ,in tcliififi w l inszi toyufn it composed cf a plurality di construction toy elements; which are suscjeptiblecfavariety ef u s. Thedi sk likemem '7 f the fi ange I4 dispe sed about its periphrl ry, A disk 20 disposedwitliinthe mien tiolis iii each part. (The disk 20 'pr bfvid ed" I, with suitablei jperfcraticnsfltlirdugh which;

bqlts23' may pdsgtq secure a hushed disk124f theretb in s hsta ntiztlly thecentertherecf. I

In certain {aspects cf thisfjjiivehtien the e crnitted as a sparate pana a be feriiiedfihtfigmllyfwithi the fian'ged ring I With the hushed disk'24 secured thereto: The Q5 beipgf,fQr1r ed ihtgrallyftliere-r niIigQ the fnaterialF'Of the ring, at. ever ripen itself andfthefiex disk 20 may flangel' extends outwardly away frpinE-the -With hy ti r its periphery inwardly; equired in diameter at each end thereof, to form op positely directed shoulders 31 and 32. One

. end 33 of this bushing is adapted to pass through the center opening in the disk 25, and be secured therein in any suitable manner, such as riveting over the material of the bushing end, as shown in the drawings. 'The other end 34 of the bushing 26 is adapted to pass through an opening 35 in another element of the construction toy, to be ournaled therein, and supported by means of the engagement of the shoulder 32 upon the surface of such toy element. 7

In the toy illustrated, the disk-like member 11 is rotatably supported upon-the base 10 by means'of a toy element or mast step 36. The mast step 36 is produced from a strip of sheet metal, and comprises a fiat top portion 37, having leg portions 38 at each end thereof, and disposed substantially at right angles thereto. Extending outwardly from and at substantially right angles to each of the leg portions 38 is a foot portion 39. A perforation 40 is provided in each of the foot portions 39, and a perforation 41 is provided in each of the leg portions 38. The perforations 40 are spaced apart an amount which is a multiple of the spacing between perforations in other toy elements, such as the perforations 42 provided in the base 10. When the bushed disk 24: is assembled to the disk-like member 11, and is rotatably mounted on the mast step.

36, as shown in Fig. 2, the shoulder 32 of the bushing 26 rotatably supports the disk-like memberll, with the flange 14 spaced fromthe base 10 and substantially parallel thereto. In a certain aspect of this invention, the

- bushing 26 may be secured directly to the ring portion of the disk-like member within an opening in the center thereof; in the same manner as it is secured to the disk 25. By the provision of the toy element or mast step 36, the bushed disk 24, and the disk-like member 11, atoy unit is formed of a plurality of toy elements which are adapted foruse in various relations with one or more of the others, to form other toy structures than that illustrated.

NVhile I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that the same is not to be limited to the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation which will lie ing a ring having a flange extending at an angle from and about the periphery thereof, said flange having a groove extending peripherally thereabout, and a disk disposed within the opening formed by the internal periphery of said ring, a hushed disk secured to said disk at the center thereof, the bushing portion of said hushed disk having a reduced end, a base plate, and a member s'e cured to said base plate having an opening therein adapted to rotatably receive the reduced end of said bushing.

, 2. In a construction toy, an element provided with a flat top portion having a per foration therein, leg portions depending from said top portion, and a foot portion extending from the lower end of each leg portion, each foot, portion having a perforation therein, the perforations of said foot portions being spaced apart an amount which is a multiple of the spacing of perforations in other toy elements, and a.disk-shaped element having a depending portion adapted to enter the perforation in said fiat top portion of the first mentioned toy element, said depending portion presenting a shoulder adapted to rotatably support said disk upon said flattop portion.

3. In a construction toy, an element provided with a fiat top portion having a perforation therein, leg portions depending from said top portion, and a foot portion extending from the lower end of each leg portion, each foot portion having a perforation'therein, the perforations of'said foot portions being spaced apart an amount which is a multiple of the spacing of perforations in' other toy elements, and a flanged disk having means cooperating with the fiat top portion of said first mentioned toy element to'rotatably mount said disk upon said element, and a base plate having perforations corresponding in spacing to the spacing between the perforations in said foot portions of said elements and being secured thereto.

' 4. In a construction toy, an element provided with a flat top portion having a perforation therein, leg portions depending from said top portion, and afoot portion extending from thelower end of each leg portion, each foot portion having a perforation therein, the perforations of said foot portions being spaced apart an amount which is a multiple of the spacing of perforations in other toy elements, and a flanged disk having,meanscooperating with the fiat top portionof said first mentioned toy element to rotatably mount said disk upon said element, said disk having a groove in the periphery thereof, and a base plate having perforations corresponding in spacing to the spacing between the perforations in said foot portions of said element, and being secured thereto, and means including a member corotatably bushing.

ed to enter an opening in another a ment to he journaled therein, and to permit 7 such shoulder to seat thereon whereby said 7 disk, portion will be spaced from the adja operating with the groove in said disk to rotatethe same. i

5. A toy unit, composed of a plurality of toy elements, one of said elements comprising a mug having a flange extending at an angle from and about the periphery thereof, and a disk disposedqwithin the opening formed by the internal periphery of said ring, a hushed disk secured to said disk at the center thereof, a hushing-portion-of said hushed disk having a reduced end, a base plate, anda member secured to said'base plate having an opening therein adapted to 6. In a toy unit a disk-shaped member having a bushing secured thereto and extending therefrom, said bushing being provided with an axially directed shoulder upon its peripheral surface and spaced inwardly from an end of said bushing, to adapt the V shoulder end of said bushing to enteran opening in a supporting memher, and be rotatably received therein and supported by said shoulder thereon.

7. In a toy unit, a disk-shaped member having a bushing secured thereto and extending therefrom, said bushing having one, end thereof reduced in diameter to form an axially directed shoulder thereon,said shoulder being disposed intermediate said disk-shaped member and the reduced end of said bushing, the reduced end of said bushing being adaptcent surface of the toy element,

7 8. In a toylunit, a disk-shaped element. I having an opening therein, a bushing element having each of its ends reduced in diameter to form oppositely and axially directed shoulbushing being adapted to enter an opening in the supporting member and he journaled her.

9. A toy unit, comprising a plurality of toy 7 elements,

including a disk-shaped member having a flange depending from the periph ery thereof, a hushed disk secured to said disk-shaped member at the center thereof,

the bushing portion of said hushed disk hav- "ed shoulderspaced from'said disk portion thereof,aba'se plate,

tosaidbase plate having an opening therein and a ,member secured adapted to rotatahly receive the reduced end a ofsaid bushing and to permit said shoulder V I 65 to rest thereon,whereby the edge of said flange receive thereduced end of said toy elesaid disk isrotated, Y a a 10. A toy unit comprising a plurality of toy elements,

her, a hushed disk secured to said disk-shaped member at the centerqthereof,the bushing portion of said hushed disk having a reduced end formlng an axially directed shoulder spaced from said diskportion'thereof, and a member having an opening therein adapted to end of said i rotatahly receive the reduced bushing topermit said shoulder torest thereon to space the disk-shaped member there-I from.

vided with a flat top portion ration thereln, said top portion, and a foot portion extending from the lower end of each leg portion,

and a rod receiving bushing having a reduced" end portion formlng a shoulder dlsposed 1n- I ders thereon, one of said ends being received in the opening in said disk element" and secured thereto, with the adjacent shoulder abutting said element, the other end of said therein, withthe adjacent shoulder abutting a ;thesurface thereof to support said disk suhstantially parallel tosaid supportingmem- "ing a reduced end forming an axially'directincluding a disk-shaped mem 11. Ina construction toy, an element-pro having a perfo leg portions dependingfrom will clear the surface ofsaid base plate when loo 1o; i l 

